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| Brexit: Jeremy Corbyn says no-deal would be 'disaster' | Brexit: Jeremy Corbyn says no-deal would be 'disaster' |
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| Jeremy Corbyn warned that a no-deal Brexit would be a "national disaster" as he headed for a meeting with the EU's chief negotiator. | Jeremy Corbyn warned that a no-deal Brexit would be a "national disaster" as he headed for a meeting with the EU's chief negotiator. |
| The Labour leader is travelling to Brussels alongside shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer for the talks. | The Labour leader is travelling to Brussels alongside shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer for the talks. |
| It comes after he told his conference he would back Theresa May if she proposed a "sensible" deal that kept the UK in a customs union with the EU. | |
| The PM has repeatedly ruled this out. | The PM has repeatedly ruled this out. |
| After Mr Corbyn's conference speech, shadow international trade secretary Barry Gardiner told ITV's Peston the offer to Mrs May was genuine and the party would "bend its red lines" if she did too. | After Mr Corbyn's conference speech, shadow international trade secretary Barry Gardiner told ITV's Peston the offer to Mrs May was genuine and the party would "bend its red lines" if she did too. |
| The Labour leader last met Mr Barnier, who is conducting the negotiations on behalf of the other 27 EU members, in July 2017. | The Labour leader last met Mr Barnier, who is conducting the negotiations on behalf of the other 27 EU members, in July 2017. |
| EU officials said the timing of Thursday's meeting, coming just days before the start of the Conservative Party, was a coincidence and stressed that it was not part of the negotiations. | EU officials said the timing of Thursday's meeting, coming just days before the start of the Conservative Party, was a coincidence and stressed that it was not part of the negotiations. |
| The meeting coincides with Mr Corbyn's trip to the Belgian capital to witness a square being renamed in honour of Jo Cox, the Labour MP who was murdered in June 2016. | The meeting coincides with Mr Corbyn's trip to the Belgian capital to witness a square being renamed in honour of Jo Cox, the Labour MP who was murdered in June 2016. |
| Referendum questions | Referendum questions |
| Speaking ahead of his meeting with Mr Barnier, Mr Corbyn said time was "running out" to reach a Brexit deal. | Speaking ahead of his meeting with Mr Barnier, Mr Corbyn said time was "running out" to reach a Brexit deal. |
| "Crashing out of Europe with no deal risks being a national disaster," he said. | "Crashing out of Europe with no deal risks being a national disaster," he said. |
| "That is why I'm meeting EU officials today, and I will be urging them to do all they can to avoid a 'no-deal' outcome, which would be so damaging to jobs and living standards in both the UK and EU countries." | "That is why I'm meeting EU officials today, and I will be urging them to do all they can to avoid a 'no-deal' outcome, which would be so damaging to jobs and living standards in both the UK and EU countries." |
| Mrs May is under pressure to rethink her approach after European leaders warned key parts of her Chequers blueprint, which would keep the UK closely aligned with the EU in trade in goods, for future relations with the EU were not viable. | Mrs May is under pressure to rethink her approach after European leaders warned key parts of her Chequers blueprint, which would keep the UK closely aligned with the EU in trade in goods, for future relations with the EU were not viable. |
| Up to 40 Tory Brexiteers have said they will oppose her plan if it comes to a vote in Parliament. | Up to 40 Tory Brexiteers have said they will oppose her plan if it comes to a vote in Parliament. |
| Home Secretary Sajid Javid said talk of a referendum on the outcome of the Brexit negotiations - which Labour has said must remain an option - was "deeply unhelpful" to getting the best deal for Britain. | Home Secretary Sajid Javid said talk of a referendum on the outcome of the Brexit negotiations - which Labour has said must remain an option - was "deeply unhelpful" to getting the best deal for Britain. |
| But illustrating divisions within the Conservatives, his predecessor Amber Rudd told ITV's Peston that a new public vote was "absolutely" preferable to the UK leaving the EU next March without an agreement. | But illustrating divisions within the Conservatives, his predecessor Amber Rudd told ITV's Peston that a new public vote was "absolutely" preferable to the UK leaving the EU next March without an agreement. |
| And backbencher Nadine Dorries said Mrs May should step down as she had become "handcuffed" to the Chequers deal and was not communicating the benefits of Brexit. | And backbencher Nadine Dorries said Mrs May should step down as she had become "handcuffed" to the Chequers deal and was not communicating the benefits of Brexit. |
| 'Red lines' | 'Red lines' |
| In his keynote leader's speech in Liverpool, Mr Corbyn said Labour would oppose a no-deal outcome and would also vote against any deal based on Chequers, as it would be extremely unlikely to meet the party's six tests. | In his keynote leader's speech in Liverpool, Mr Corbyn said Labour would oppose a no-deal outcome and would also vote against any deal based on Chequers, as it would be extremely unlikely to meet the party's six tests. |
| But he said if the PM brought home a deal that "includes a customs union and no hard border in Ireland", that protects jobs, people's rights at work and environmental and consumer standards, it would get his backing. | But he said if the PM brought home a deal that "includes a customs union and no hard border in Ireland", that protects jobs, people's rights at work and environmental and consumer standards, it would get his backing. |
| Mrs May has rejected staying in any form of customs union, saying it will prevent the UK from signing trade deals with other countries and setting its own tariffs. | Mrs May has rejected staying in any form of customs union, saying it will prevent the UK from signing trade deals with other countries and setting its own tariffs. |
| The BBC's Brussels reporter Adam Fleming said Labour had clarified its position on Brexit and this was a chance for Jeremy Corbyn to explain it to the EU's chief negotiator. | The BBC's Brussels reporter Adam Fleming said Labour had clarified its position on Brexit and this was a chance for Jeremy Corbyn to explain it to the EU's chief negotiator. |
| The opposition's offer to stay in a customs union and to maintain high standards is much closer to the EU's preferred outcome than the prime minister's proposals, he added. | The opposition's offer to stay in a customs union and to maintain high standards is much closer to the EU's preferred outcome than the prime minister's proposals, he added. |
| Diplomats from the EU's 27 other members were briefed about the bloc's planning for a no-deal Brexit on Wednesday after a leaked document said the work had to intensify because of uncertainty about whether a final deal can be reached and approved by the UK and EU Parliaments. | Diplomats from the EU's 27 other members were briefed about the bloc's planning for a no-deal Brexit on Wednesday after a leaked document said the work had to intensify because of uncertainty about whether a final deal can be reached and approved by the UK and EU Parliaments. |